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SUMMARY:Side Event @ PRI: Global Union Briefing to Help Investors Engage on Freedom of Association
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS HERE \nSide Event @ PRI: Global Union Briefing to Help Investors Engage on Freedom of Association\nWednesday\, October 4th\, 2023 | 8:00am – 9:00am JST\nTokyo\, Japan | International Convention Center Pamir\, Room Gyoko (1F)\n*Door to open at 7:55am; coffee will be provided*\n[This event takes place during the “Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall” segment of PRI in Person] \nGiven that space is limited\, registration is required. Please note that this event is for PRI in Person registrants only. If you are interested in attending this event in Tokyo but are not registered for the PRI in Person\, please contact zdeshpande@share.ca prior to September 25th.  \nREGISTRATION AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS HERE
URL:https://www.workerscapital.org/event/side-event-pri-global-union-briefing-to-help-investors-engage-on-freedom-of-association/
LOCATION:Tokyo\, Japan | International Convention Center Pamir
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SUMMARY:Briefing on Investment Risks Related to Ongoing Writers Strike
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register \nJoin the Writers Guild of America West on Wednesday\, July 26\, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) for an online presentation and Q&A on the investment risks posed by the ongoing writers strike\, featuring representatives from the Writers Guild of America West and International Brotherhood of Teamsters. \nPANELISTS: \nJustin Halpern\, Writers Guild of America West Board member & Showrunner of Abbott Elementary (ABC) \nChris Keyser\, WGA Negotiating Committee Co-Chair & Showrunner of Julia (Max) \nEllen Stutzman\, Writers Guild of America West Assistant Executive Director & WGA Chief Negotiator \nLaura Blum-Smith\, Writers Guild of America West Director of Research and Public Policy \nLindsay Dougherty\, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Western Region Vice President\, Director of the Teamsters Motion Picture & Theatrical Trade Division & Principal Officer of Teamsters Local 399 \nClick here to register
URL:https://www.workerscapital.org/event/briefing-on-investment-risks-related-to-ongoing-writers-strike/
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SUMMARY:Glencore Investor Pre-AGM
DESCRIPTION:Please join IndustriALL Global Union and ShareAction for a virtual “pre-AGM” ahead of Glencore’s annual general meeting. The pre-AGM will give investors a chance to hear from\, and speak to\, several stakeholders affected by the company’s operations in the global south. Speakers will include: Sintracarbón (Colombia)\, Federación Minera (Peru)\, National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa); La Red de Mujeres del Municipio del Paso (Colombia)\, the Yukpa community (Colombia)\, CNV Internationaal (Netherlands) and Ethos Foundation (Switzerland). \nWe will have a lively and provocative discussion highlighting Glencore’s social and environmental impacts\, as well as the gap between the company’s words and promises and the lived reality of those who work for\, or live near\, Glencore’s operations. We believe this gap constitutes a key risk for investors. \nRegister here
URL:https://www.workerscapital.org/event/glencore-investor-pre-agm-2/
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SUMMARY:Taxing Us All: The Investor Case for Tax Transparency at Brookfield
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nTax avoidance is a major contributor to rising inflation\, which in turn contributes to an increased cost of living for us all. The OECD estimates revenue losses from profit shifting by corporations of US$100 – $240 billion annually. The PRI argues that tax avoidance is a key driver of global inequality. Headquartered in Toronto\, Brookfield Corporation has the largest tax gap and the most identified tax haven subsidiaries in Canada according to a February 2023 report from Canadians for Tax Fairness. \nThe BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) has filed a shareholder proposal asking Brookfield to bring disclosures in line with companies who report using The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Tax Standard. The proposal goes to a vote on June 9. \nThe CCSN\, BCGEU and CICTAR invite you to join this timely webinar as we lay out the investor case for tax transparency. \nSpeakers: \n\nEmma Pullman\, Head of Capital Stewardship\, BC General Employees’ Union\nJason Ward\, Principal Analyst\, CICTAR\nDT Cochrane\, Economist\, Canadians for Tax Fairness\n\nModerator: \n\nZaee Deshpande\, CWC secretariat
URL:https://www.workerscapital.org/event/taxing-us-all-the-investor-case-for-tax-transparency-at-brookfield/
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SUMMARY:Investors for Freedom of Association: Amazon Workers’ Rights and the 2023 Proxy Season Webinar
DESCRIPTION:In advance of the Amazon Annual General Meeting\, we would like to invite you to our upcoming webinar discussing the investor case for freedom of association and collective bargaining.\nOn May 4\, at 10 a.m. ET\, join us for a conversation on workers’ rights and investor advocacy. Register Now\n\n\nThe right to freedom of association and collective bargaining are fundamental human rights protected under the International Labour Organization (ILO) Core Conventions and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. However\, a number of companies\, including Amazon\, claim adherence to these international human rights standards\, but have been criticized over allegations of interference with workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively. \nA group of investors—including the Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE)\, SOC Investment Group\, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)\, AP3 Third Swedish National Pension Fund\, CCLA Investment Management (CCLA) and Actiam—have filed a shareholder proposal asking Amazon to commission an independent\, third-party assessment of the Company’s adherence to its stated commitment to workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights. \nAs public reports suggest that Amazon’s actions may contradict its human rights commitments\, our panelists will discuss investors’ expectations on companies’ responsibility to uphold freedom of association and collective bargaining rights\, and specifically address Amazon’s human rights policies and conduct towards employees seeking to organize. \nPanelists will include: \n\nLance Compa\, International Labor Law Professor Emeritus at Cornell Industrial and Labour Relation School\nMartin Buttle\, Better Work Lead at CCLA Investment Management\nAmazon workers\nRepresentatives from the group of investors that filed the Proposal including Emma Bayes\, Director of ESG Engagement at SOC Investment Group\n\nOther panelists will be confirmed soon. \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.workerscapital.org/event/investors-for-freedom-of-association-amazon-workers-rights-and-the-2023-proxy-season-webinar/
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SUMMARY:Workforce Risks and Opportunities at Fresenius and FMC
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nPlease join SOC Investment Group and Fresenius Global Union Alliance for a webinar on 3rd May at 5pm CET/4pm GMT/11am EST to hear about the growing operational and legal risks at the global health care giants Fresenius SE and FMC from a workers’ perspective\, in advance of the companies’ AGMs on 16th and 17th May. \nAs Fresenius undergoes fundamental transformations this year\, they are facing severe staff-shortages amidst operating in the people-dependent business of delivering care. Across their complex business structure\, the German-based companies also must ensure they can meet the new legal requirements of the German Supply Chain Act\, which came into effect on 1st January 2023. This changing context for the company elevates the importance of the companies’ workforce and will require new approaches. The webinar will provide the opportunity for investors to gain new perspectives on the company from hearing directly from workers across the group\, analysis from global union federations\, and legal analysis of the new due diligence laws. \nRegister here
URL:https://www.workerscapital.org/event/workforce-risks-and-opportunities-at-fresenius-and-fmc/
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SUMMARY:Global Company–Trade Union Agreements: A proxy for regulatory compliance & due diligence
DESCRIPTION:Join IndustriALL Global Union and LAPFF for a webinar to discuss a new investor brief: \nGlobal Company–Trade Union Agreements: A proxy for regulatory compliance & due diligence \n19 April at 3pm UK / 4pm CET  (10am ET) \nRegister here \nNext month marks the 10th anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh\, in which over 1\,100 garment workers were killed. In the years since the tragedy\, several promising initiatives have taken shape\, involving collaboration between global labor unions and multinational brands\, binding agreements and remedy mechanisms. These are part of an emerging model of supply chain industrial relations\, and they include the International Accord for Health & Safety in the Textile & Garment Industry and ACT on Living Wages. \nLearning lessons from the failures of “social auditing” and factory certification schemes\, this newer model is centered on workers’ rights and company accountability for violations of these rights. Negotiated\, binding agreements can also serve as a reliable proxy for investors for regulatory compliance as mandatory human rights due diligence (mHRDD) laws emerge. \nAnd yet\, despite its failures\, social auditing persists\, and proposed mHRDD laws even risk being weakened if such “private voluntary regulation” is allowed to substitute for true due diligence. \nAgainst this backdrop\, IndustriALL has commissioned a technical brief that delves into negotiated\, binding agreements between business and trade unions\, making the case that\, besides reducing human rights risks to workers\, they can mitigate business risk for investors in the new regulatory landscape. IndustriALL and LAPFF are pleased to invite you to an investor webinar on 19 April at 3pm (UK)\, where we will present the brief and hear worker and investor perspectives on this model. \nSpeakers will include Due Diligence Design\, Aviva Investors\, IndustriALL Global Union and Bangladesh Garment & Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF). The event will be chaired by LAPFF Vice-Chair\, Cllr John Gray.
URL:https://www.workerscapital.org/event/global-company-trade-union-agreements-a-proxy-for-regulatory-compliance-due-diligence/
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